Purpose of the Gospel of John:
John 20:31
The various ways this happens in
the Gospel of John (ch. 1-6):
- Calling of the first Disciple
- Calling of Philip and Nathanael
- Turning the water into wine
- Cleansing of the temple
- Nicodemus…you must be
born again!
- Woman at the well…I who
speak to you am he!
- Healing of the official’s
son
- Healing of the lame man
at the pool of Bethesda
- Feeding 5,000
- Jesus walking on the water
So as we begin our look at a few verses
in this 6th chapter of John’s gospel, we know we are jumping
into the middle of a context. To help set the stage a bit, we
go back and see that because Jesus had healed the man who had been an
invalid for 38 year at the pool of Bethesda, a large crowd has begun
to follow Jesus. This becomes an occasion for Jesus to test his
own disciples. Philip responds to the test by saying that the
wages of two hundred (200) work days would not be enough to feed all
of the people who were gathered. Then Andrew, who was Simon Peter’s
brother, comes along and states that he has found a boy with five (5)
barley loaves and two (2) fish…but adds “What are they for so
many?”
This week we are studying from John 20:31
Paul Brigg's sermon notes is available for download